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Delay on Spalding Sunday railway service due to freight trains, but councillor insists ‘it will happen’

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:37:14 +0000

A councillor has claimed a Sunday train service through Spalding ‘will happen’ despite it being missed from a new announcement for Sleaford, due to increased freight trains going through the town. There’s long been a campaign to have services seven days a week to the town’s station, something that last happened in the 1970s. Earlier […]

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Plea to work together on ASB problem

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:29:56 +0000

Parents and guardians should talk to their children about the consequences of anti-social behaviour as part of a joint effort to take it off the streets of Holbeach. Police have increased patrols in the town after recent problems and concerns raised by residents and businesses but have warned that their ‘finite’ resources need to be […]

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Cycling not in new town order

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:09:56 +0000

Alterations to legislation that aims to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Spalding town centre are being proposed, but a bid to add cycling offences to it won’t go ahead. The Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) came into force 10 years ago which gave powers to officers to hand out fines to those found spitting, litter, […]

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Candle led to bedroom fire

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:04:40 +0000

A candle is thought to have been behind a fire that caused damage to a Spalding home in the early hours of Sunday morning. Fire crews were called to the property in Havelock Street shortly before 12.30am. Three fire crews attended the incident and stopped the fire from spreading further. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire […]

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No to new tree after killer claim

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:59:04 +0000

A tree that it’s believed was deliberately killed will not be replaced, a council has said. Patrick Cassidy, of Spalding Road in Holbeach, said he saw a person spraying one of the lime trees which lines the street in June 2024, and it subsequently died. Lincolnshire County Council also believe it was killed on purpose […]

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Shining light on cyclists’ issue

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:54:46 +0000

The man behind a campaign to persuade cyclists to wear more reflective clothing says it is having an effect. Mark Le Sage, who has set up Don’t Be Dim- Be A Brighter and Safer Cyclist, says Halfords has reported in an increase in the sale of light and hi-viz tops. “On Monday night (November 2) […]

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New director’s hope for Spalding Flower Parade

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:10:58 +0000

The man now heading Spalding’s Flower Parade group says he’s confident it will have a future every two years going forward, if there are the volunteers. Lee Dickins says he’s had ‘very productive’ talks with key local figures since announcing the 2027 event would go the same way as the 2026 one and be cancelled. […]

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LETTERS – Primed for Meridian fight

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:19:13 +0000

Meridian Action Group has gone toe-to-toe with experts representing the developers of a planned massive solar farm for the area. They saw the whites of each other’s eyes across desks at the first face-to-face session held by the Planning Inspectorate. Body blow of the day came unexpectedly from National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) which was […]

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Improved rating for council

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:46:33 +0000

South Holland District Council’s Housing Landlord’s Service is celebrating being ‘awarded the highest possible rating’ for its social housing. Last July it was given a C2 grading and told to make improvements by The Regulator of Social Housing. But following its latest inspection its been given C1 status which the regulator says is ‘delivering the […]

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Arrest on suspicion of murder after woman’s body found at Spalding property

Richard Rush — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:36:30 +0000

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found at a Spalding property. Lincolnshire Police say they were called to an address in Gaunt Close at 8.34pm last night (Monday, November 2). A woman in her 50s was found dead at the scene and a 58-year-old man arrested on […]

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